| Regimental number | 4231 |
| Place of birth | Sebastopol, Victoria |
| School | Ridan State School, No 1289, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Timber worker |
| Address | Verdon Street, Sebastopol, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Jolly, Verdon Street, Sebastopol, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Ballarat, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 78), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis George and Elizabeth Jane JOLLY, Verdon Street, Sebastopol, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2033 Pte Albert Thomas JOLLY, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 20 April 1919; 716 Pte George Hector JOLLY, 31st Bn, returned to Australia, 22 February 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Joined 14th Bn from 13th Reinforcements, Tel el Kebir, 4 March 1916. Transferred to 31st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 18 May 1916; taken on strength of 31st Bn, Ferry Post, 24 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 June 1916. Killed in action, 21 July 1916. Buried Eaton Hall Military Cemetery, Croix Blanche, by Reverend G. Cranston, no date recorded. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, JOLLY Wesley Clarence |
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